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The twenty residents of a small village in Spain's northern Picos de Europa mountain range have been fully dependent on a helicopter flying in food to them since heavy snowfall cut them off from civilization 29 days ago.

“We’re desperate because we’re starting to run out of supplies for our people and our animals,” Santa Lopez, resident of Tresviso in Cantabria, told Spanish daily ABC.

Every time the villagers hear the sound of the helicopter approaching through the snow-packed mountains they breathe a sigh of relief.